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"Requires improvement ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The provider was rated as good for caring and responsive requires improvement for effective safe and for wellled."
Positive
"The practice liaised with local dementia support groups to improve the practice environment for people with dementia."
Positive
"The practice liaised with a local dementia support group to change the practice environment to better suit the needs of patients with memory problems."
Positive
"For example the practice had taken steps to become a dementia friendly practice in response to suggestions from patients."
Positive
"All staff had received dementia training so knew more about how they could help people with the condition."
Neutral
"For example a local dementia charity had been consulted with regard to making the practice environment easier for people with dementia to use."
Neutral
"The charity also provided practice wide training to staff about dementia and the needs of people with the condition."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
Positive
"For example the friends group promoted the flu vaccine campaign by helping to coordinate flu clinics."
Neutral
"This focused upon items that were topical such as flu vaccines provided general health information or updated readers on developments at the practice."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Requires improvement ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The provider was rated as good for caring and responsive requires improvement for effective safe and for wellled."
Positive
"• The practice held regular meetings with community matrons social services and the adult mental health team to prevent admission to hospital and to ensure appropriate care plans were in place."
Positive
"The practice had started a monthly multidisciplinary team meeting for children which included GPs school nurses health visitors and community mental health workers to ensure the health needs of this group were met."
Neutral
"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."
Neutral
"• Performance for mental health related indicators was similar to the national average."
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"This clearly stated the responsibilities and actions required from staff as well as the contact details for vaccine manufacturers in the event they needed to be contacted."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
Positive
"For example the friends group promoted the flu vaccine campaign by helping to coordinate flu clinics."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice held a register of patients living in vulnerable circumstances including those with a learning disability and patients who were also carers."
Neutral
"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
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"The practice also encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."
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"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was similar to the CCG and national average."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
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"• The practice held a register of patients living in vulnerable circumstances including those with a learning disability and patients who were also carers."
Neutral
"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."
2016-06-16 Snippet(s)
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"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was similar to the CCG and national average."